K–CET Crash Straight Lines

Classwork Questions
1. Vertices of a ABC are A  2, 2 , B  4, 4  , C 5, 8 . Then length of the median through C is

(a) 65 (b) 117 (c) 85 (d) 113

 24 24
Sol: Mid-point of AB   ,    1, 1 and C   5, 8 length of median through C is
 2 2 

  62   7 2  36  49  85

Ans: (a)

2. The points A 12,8 , B  2,6  and C  6,0  are the vertices of

(a) right angled triangle (b) isosceles triangle

(c) right angled and isosceles triangle (d) scalene triangle

Sol: AB  12  22  8  62  142  22  200

BC   2  62   6  02  82  62  100

AC  12  62  8  0 2  62  82  100

AB2  BC 2  AC 2  right angled and isosceles triangle

Ans: (c)

3.  
The points 1,1 ,  1, 1 and  3, 3 are the angular points of a triangle, then the triangle is

(a) right angled (b) isosceles (c) equilateral (d) None of these

Sol: Let A 1,1 B  1, 1 and C  3, 3  

AB  1  12  1  12  22  22  8

 1  3    1  3 
2 2
BC   2 1  3  8

1  3   1  3 
2 2
AC   2 1  3  8

 AB  BC  AC  Equilateral triangle
Ans: (c)

4. Mid-point of the sides AB and AC of a ABC are  3, 5 and  3,  3 respectively, then the length of the

side BC is
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 30
Sol: Let D and E be the mid points of AB and AC

 D  3,5 , E  3, 3 and DE  62  82  100  10

BC  2.DE  2.10  20
Ans: (b)
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5. The four points  7,3 ,  3,0  ,  0,  4  ,  4, 1 form

(a) A square (b) Rhombus (c) parallelogram (d) None of these

7 1
Sol: Let A  7,3 , B  3, 0  , C  0, 4  , D  4, 1 midpoint of AC  midpoint of BD   ,  
2 2

AB   7  3 2   3  0   5 , BC   3  0 2   0  4 2  5 , AC   7  0 2   3  4 2 5 2

 Given points form a square.

Ans: (a)

6. The area of the triangle with vertices at 1, 4  ,  3, 2  and  3,16  is

(a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 0 (d) 24

1 1 3 3 1 1
Sol: Area of triangle    2   12  48  6  12  16  24
2 4 2 16 4 2

Ans: (d)

7. The area of the quadrilateral whose vertices are 1,1 ,  3, 4  , 5, 2  ,  4, 7  is

45 2
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) (d)
2 45

11 3 5 4 1 1 45
Sol: The area of quadrilateral is  4  3  6  20  35  8  4  7 
2 1 4 2 7 1 2 2

Ans: (c)
AP 2
8. If A  1, 2 , B   5, 1 and P divides AB such that  , then P is
PB 1
3 1  11   11  1 3
(a)  ,  (b)  , 0  (c)  0,  (d)  , 
2 2 3   3 2 2

 2  5  1 2  2   11 
Sol: P divides AB in the ratio of 2 :1 P ,    ,0
 2 1 2 1   3 

Ans: (b)
9. A point moves such that the sum of the squares of its distances from the vertices of a quadrilateral is
constant. Then the locus of the point, can be
(a) a square (b) another quadrilateral
(c) a circle (d) None of these

Sol: Let P  x, y  be the point, then we have   x  xi    y  yi    k which can be a circle.

2 2
 
Ans: (c)

10. Let A  2,0  , B  2,0  be two points such that PA  PB  2 . Then the locus of P is

(a) y 2  3x2  3 (b) x2  3 y 2  3 (c) x2  3 y 2  3 (d) 3x2  y 2  3

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Sol: Let P  x, y  be the point  x  2 2  y 2   x  2 2  y 2 2  x  2 2  y 2  2   x  2 2  y 2

2 2

  x  2 2  y 2  2  
  x  2 2  y 2 
   

 x2  4  4 x  y 2  4  4  x  2 2  y 2  x2  4  4 x  y 2

2
2 
 1  2 x     x  2 2  y 2 
 

 1  4 x 2  4 x  x 2  4 x  4  y 2  3x 2  y 2  3

Ans: (d)

11. If  0, 1 and  0,3 are two opposite vertices of a square. The other two vertices are

(a)  0,1 ,  0, 3 (b)  3, 1 ,  0,0  (c)  2,1 ,  2,1 (d)  2, 2 , 1,1

Sol: Length of the diagonal   0  02  3  12 4

D C  0,3

Now AC 2  AB2  BC 2  2 AB2  16  2 AB2  8  AB2

 AB  BC  2 2
A B  x, y 
Let B be  x, y  . Since AB2  BC 2  0, 1
  x  0    y  1   x  0   y  3  y 2  2 y  1  y 2  6 y  9
2 2 2 2

 8y  8  y  1

 x2  4  8  x2  4  x  2  other points are  2,1 ,  2,1

Ans: (c)

12. The co-ordinates of the circumcentre of the triangle with vertices  2,3 ,  4, 1 and  4,3 are

(a)  2,3 (b) 1,3 (c)  3,1 (d)  3, 2 

Sol: Since distances of  3,1 from the points  2,3 ,  4, 1 and  4,3 are the same

[Each  1  4  5 ]  circumcentre is  3,1

Ans: (c)

13. The orthocenter of the triangle formed by A 1, 2  , B  2, 2  , C 1,5 is

(a) 1,5  (b)  2, 2  (c)  0,3 (d) 1, 2 

Sol: A  1, 2  , B   2, 2  , C  1,5 , AB2  1   2   9, BC 2  1  2   5  2   18

2 2 2

2
AC 2  2  5  9 . Also AB2  AC 2  BC 2 triangle ABC is right angled triangle

 orthocentre is A  1, 2 

Ans: (d)
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14. The extremities of the diagonal of a parallelogram are the points  3, 4  and  6, 4  . Third vertex is the

point  2,1 , then the fourth vertex is

(a) 1,1 (b) 1, 0  (c)  0,1 (d)  1, 1

 3 
Sol: Midpoint of diagonal (i.e., midpoint of  3, 4  and  6, 4  ) is  , 0 
 2 

 3 
Let the fourth vertex be  x, y  , midpoint of  x, y  and  2,1 is  , 0 
 2 

 x  2 y 1  3 
( Diagonals bisect in parallelogram)   ,     , 0   x  1 , y  1
 2 2   2 

Ans: (d)
15. The area of ABC is 9 sq.units. If B  (5, 2) and C  (3, 4) the length of the altitude through A is

9 2
(a) (b) 2 2 (c) 9 2 (d) None of these
2
1 1
Sol: We know that area of ABC  base  height  BC. AD
2 2
2.  Area 
 length of altitude AD   BC  22  22  8 , Area  9
BC

2.9 9 2
Requried altitude  
2 2 2
Ans: (a)

16. Locus of centroid of the triangle whose vertices are  a cos t , a sin t  ,  b sin t , b cos t  and 1, 0  , where t is

a parameter, is

(a)  3x  1   3 y   a2  b2 (b)  3x  1   3 y   a 2  b2
2 2 2 2

(c)  3x  1   3 y   a 2  b2 (d)  3x  1   3 y   a2  b2
2 2 2 2

a cos t  b sin t  1 a sin t  b cos t

Sol: Let the centroid be  ,   , then   and  
3 3

 a cot t  b sin t  3  1 and a sin t  b cos t  3 Squaring and adding, we get a 2  b2   3  1   3  .

2 2

Hence, locus of  ,   is a 2  b2   3x  1   3 y  .
2 2

Ans: (c)

 
17. The incentre of the triangle with vertices 1, 3 ,  0,0  and  2, 0  is

 3 2 1  2 3  1 
(a) 1, (b)  , (c)  , (d) 1,
 2  3 3
  3 2   3

   

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 
Sol: Let A 1, 3 , B  0, 0  , C  2, 0  be the given points.

 2  12   0  
2
 a  BC   2  0 2   0  0 2  2 , b  CA  3  1 3  2

c  AB  1  3  2  Incentre is the same as centroid of the triangle.

 1 0  2 3  0  0   1 
 Incentre is  ,  i.e. 1, 
 3 3  3
 
Ans: (d)


18. The locus of the point a cos3  , a sin3  is 
(a) x2 3  y 2 3  a 2 3 (b) x2 3  y 2 3  a2 3 (c) x2 3  y 2 3  a3 2 (d) x3 2  y3 2  a3 2

Sol: Put x  a cos3  , y  a sin3  in options we observe that x2/3  y 2/3  a2/3 satisfies.

Ans: (b)
19. A line segment AB of length ' a ' moves with its ends on the axes. The locus of the point P which
divides the line in the ratio 1: 2 is

(a) 9 x2  4 y 2  a 2  
(b) 9 y 2  4 x 2  4a 2 
(c) 9 x 2  4 y 2  4a 2  (d) 9 x2  9 y 2  4a2


Sol: By data required locus is 9 x 2  4 y 2  4a 2 . (Use PA 1
 and solve)
PB 2
Ans: (c)
20. A and B are two fixed points. The locus of the point P such that  APB is a right angle is

(a) a circle (b) a hyperbola

(c) an ellipse (d) a rectangular hyperbola

Sol: Let the points be A  a,0 , B  a,0 & P  ,   .

We have PA  PB  0    a,      a,    0

 2  a2   2  0

 the locus is x2  y 2  a 2 , a circle.

Ans: (a)

21. Two consecutive vertices of a parallelogram are  2,5 and  3,1 . The point of intersection of the

diagonals is  4, 4  . Then the area of the parallelogram is

(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16

1 24 54
Sol: 4   2  6  1  14 sq.units
2 3  4 1 4

Ans: (c)

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22. If the points  p  1,1 ,  2 p  1,3 and  2 p  2, 2 p  , p  0 , are collinear then p 

1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) 2 (d) 
2 2
Sol: Let the points be A, B, C.

2 2p 3 1
 Slope of AB  slope of BC    p  2 or 
p 1 2

Ans: (c)

23. The centroid of the triangle formed by origin and the points  cos t ,sin t  and  sin t ,  cos t  lies on the line

2 x  y  0 , then in which of the quadrants ' t ' lies?

(a) I or II (b) II or III (c) I or III (d) II or IV

 0  cos t  sin t 0  sin t  cos t 

Sol:  ,  lies in 2 x  y  0 implies
 3 3 

 cos t  sin t   sin t  cos t 

2  0
 3   3 
1
 cos t  3sin t  0  tan t  
3
t lie in II or IV quadrant

Ans: (d)

24. Let A 1, k  , B 1,1 and C  2,1 be the vertices of a right angled triangle with AC as its hypotenuse.

If the area of the triangle is 1 , then the set of values which k can take is given by

(a) 1,3 (b) 3, 2 (c) 1,3 (d) 0, 2

Sol: BC is, y  1 a horizontal line and AC is x  1 a vertical line

A 1, k 
1
Area of  ABC  BC . AB  1
2
1
i.e., 1 k  1  1 k  1  2
2
B 1,1 C  2,1
 k  1 or 3 .

Ans: (a)

25. If the line 2x  y  k passes through the point which divides the line segment joining the points 1,1

and  2, 4  in the ratio 3 : 2 then k equals

11 29
(a) 6 (b) (c) (d) 5
5 5

 8 14 
Sol: The point of division  ,  lies on 2 x  y  k  k  6
5 5 
Ans: (a)

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26. Which of the following points lie on the bisector of the angle between the lines x  y  4  0 and

7 x  y  20  0 ?

(a)  0, 0  (b) 1,1 (c)  2, 2  (d) 1, 2 

Sol: Distance of a point on the bisector from the two lines are same.
4
Now, distance of  0, 0  from x  y  4  0 is 2 2
2
20 20
Distance of  0, 0  from 7 x  y  20  0 is  2 2.
50 5 2
They are equal

  0,0  is a point.

Ans: (a)

27.  ABC is an equilateral triangle. If A is 1, 2  and the equation of the side BC is 3x  4 y  14  0 , then

the mid-point of the side BC is

(a)  2, 1 (b)  2, 5 (c)  2, 2  (d)  3, 1

Sol: AD is a median as well as an altitude

D is the foot of the  drawn from 1, 2  to the line 3x  4 y  1  0 A

h 1 k  2  3  8  14 
    1
3 4 9  16
 h  3  1, k  4  2
B D C
D   2, 2 

Ans: (c)

28. If the line x  3 y  13  0 belong to the family of lines 2 x  y      x  y  3  0 then  

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

Sol: 2 x  y    0 is a line through the point of intersection of the lines x  3 y  13  0 and x  y  3  0

 The point of intersection  2, 5 lies on 2 x  y    0    1

Ans: (a)

29. The lines x  2 y  6  0 , 3x  y  4  0 and mx  4 y  m2  0 are concurrent for two values of m and they

are the roots of the quadratic equation

(a) x2  2 x  8  0 (b) x2  2 x  8  0 (c) x2  2 x  8  0 (d) x2  4 x  8  0

Sol: The point of concurrency  2, 2  lies on the line mx  4 y  m2  0  2m  8  m2  0

Ans: (b)

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30. The area of the equilateral triangle formed by a vertex at the point 1, 2  and the base line

3x  4 y  5  0 is

2 4
(a) (b) (c) 2 3 (d) 3
3 3

Sol: The height of the triangle  distance from the point to the line

3 1  4   2   5 p2 4
  2; Area  
32  42 3 3

Ans: (b)

31. The equation of the base of an equilateral triangle is 4 x  3 y  1  0 and if  2,1 is a vertex of the triangle,

then the perimeter of the triangle is

(a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 2 3 (d) 4 3

4  2   3 1  1 10 3a
Sol: Altitude  p   2
16  9 5 2

 3a  4  3a  4 3

Ans: (d)
32. The ratio in which the line 3x  4 y  2  0 divides the distance between the lines 3x  4 y  5  0 and

3x  4 y  5  0 is

(a) 1:1 (b) 7 : 3 (c) 1: 2 (d) 5 : 2

7
Sol: d1  The distance between 3x  4 y  2  0 and 3x  4 y  5  0 
5
3
d 2  The distance between 3x  4 y  2  0 and 3x  4 y  5  0 
5 m
n
Required ratio  d1 : d2  7 : 3

Ans: (b)

33. The equation of the line through  2,3 and parallel to 2 x  3 y  1  0 is

(a) 2  3 y  3  0 (b) 2 x  3 y  3  0 (c) 2 x  3 y  5  0 (d) 2 x  3 y  5  0

Sol: The line parallel to ax  by  c  0 and passing through  x1, y 1  is given by a  x  x1   b  y  y1   0 .

Here the line is 2 x  3 y  1  0 and  x1, y1    2,3

 Required line is 2  x  2  3  y  3  0  2 x  3 y  5  0

Or Observe only 2 x  3 y  5  0 satisfies  2,3

Ans: (d)

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34. Equation of the bisector of the obtuse angle between the lines 4 x  3 y  6  0 and 5x  12 y  9  0 is

(a) 7 x  9 y  3  0 (b) 7 x  7 y  3  0 (c) 9 x  7 y  41  0 (d) 7 x  7 y  3  0

Sol: The lines are 4 x  3 y  6  0 and 5x  12 y  9  0

Also, a1a2  b1b2  20  36  76  0

 Equation of the obtuse angle bisector is given by

4 x  3 y  6 5 x  12 y  9

9  16 25  144
4 x  3 y  6 5 x  12 y  9
 
5 13
 27 x  21y 123  0

 9 x  7 y  41  0

Ans: (c)
35. Distance between the parallel lines 3x  4 y  7  0 and 6 x  8 y  k  0 is 4 . Then k 

(a) 54, 26 (b) 54, 26 (c) 54, 26 (d) 54,  26

Sol: The parallel line are 6 x  8 y  14  0 and 6 x  8 y  k  0

distance between the lines  2

14  k
  4  14  k  40
36  64
 k  14  40
 k  54,  26

Ans: (c)
36. Equation of the line cutting off an intercept 2 from the negative direction of the axis of y and inclined

at 30 to the positive direction of axis of x , is

(a) y  x  3  0 (b) y  x  2  0 (c) y  3x  2  0 (d) 3y  x  2 3  0

 1 
Sol: By the data the line passes thro’  0, 2  and with slope tan 30   .
 3
Thus the equation is
1
y2  x  3y  2 3  0
x

i.e., 3 y  x  2 3  0

Ans: (d)
37. If a, b, c are in A.P then the line ax  by  c  0 will always pass through a fixed point

(a) 1, 2  (b)  1, 2  (c) 1, 2  (d)  1, 2 

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Sol: a, b, c are in A.P  2b  a  c

ac
The line ax    yc  0
 2 

 1  1 
a  x  y   c  y  1  0
 2  2 
1 1
For the concurrence point x  y  0 & y 1  0
2 2
 the point is 1, 2 

Ans: (a)

38. A line passing through P  3, 4  meets the x -axis and y  axis at A and B respectively. If O is the origin,

then locus of the circum centre of OAB is

(a) 4 x1  3 y 1  2 (b) 3x1  4 y 1  1 (c) 3x1  4 y 1  2 (d) 4 x1  3 y 1  1

Sol: let the line through  3, 4  cut the x  axis at A and y  axis at B

Let A   a,0  , B   0, b 

x y
Equation of AB is  1
a b
3 4
 3, 4  lies on this   1 … (1)
a b

a b
Now the circum centre  x, y    , 
2 2
a b
x , y   a  2 x, b  2 y
2 2
3 4
1 becomes  1
2x 2 y

i.e., 3x1  4 y 1  2

This is locus of circum centre

Ans: (c)
39. If two side of a triangle are represented by 2 x  3 y  4  0 and 3x  2 y  3  0 then its orthocentre lies on

the line
8 5 9
(a) x  y  0 (b) 4 x  3 y  0 (c) 9 x  y  0 (d) 3x  2 y  1  0
15 13 13
Sol: Clearly the lines 2 x  3 y  4  0 and 3x  2 y  3  0 are perpendicular to each other.

Thus the orthocentre is their point of intersection

 1 18 
H  , 
 13 13 

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This lies on 9 x  y  0
13
Ans: (c)

  
40. If the points a 2 , 0 , 0, b2 and 1,1 are collinear then

1 1 1 1
(a)  1 (b)  1 (c) a 2  b2  1 (d) a  b  1
2 2 a b
a b

 
Sol: By data the points a 2 , 0 , 0, b2 and 1,1 are collinear 
a2 0 1
 0 b 2

1  0  a 2 b2  1  b2  0   
1 1 1

 a 2b2  a 2  b2  0  a 2  b2  a 2b2
1 1
  1
2
a b2
Ans: (a)

Homework Questions

1. The triangle formed by the points A  2a, 4a  , B  2a, 6a  and C 2a  3a,5a is  

(a) Right angled (b) isosceles (c) equi-lateral (d) scalene

Sol: AB  0   2a    2a 2  2a 2
2
 2a, BC  3a 2  a 2  4a 2   2a

AC  3a 2  a 2  4a 2   2a 2  2a AB  BC  AC  Equilateral triangle

Ans: (c)

2. The co-ordinates of the middle points of the sides of a triangle are  4, 2  ,  3,3 and  2, 2  , then the co-

ordinates of its centroid are

 7
(a)  3,  (b)  3,3 (c)  4,3 (d)  9, 7 
 3
Sol: Centroid of  ABC is the centroid of  DEF

 4  3  2 2  3, 2   9 7   7 
 ,    ,    3, 
 3 3  3 3  3
Ans: (a)

3. The area of the triangle with vertices at  7, 1 ,  2,8 and 1, 2  is:

27
(a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 0 (d)
2
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Sol:   7 8  2   2  2  1  1 1  8  7  6   6  9 
2 2 2
Ans: (d)

4. If the point 1,1 is equidistant from the points (a  b, b  a)and (a  b, a  b) , then

(a) a  b (b) a  b  0 (c) b  a  1 (d) a  b  1

Sol: Since 1,1 is equidistant from  a  b, b  a  and  a  b, a  b  we have

 a  b  12  b  a  12   a  b  12   a  b  12

  b  a  1   a  b  1
2 2

 b  a  1    a  b  1

 b  a  1  a  b  1 only
a  b

Ans: (a)
5. The locus of a point which moves equidistant from the co-ordinate axes is
(a) x  y  0 (b) x  2 y  0 (c) 2 x  y  0 (d) 3x  y  0

Sol: PA  PB  PA2  PB2   x  a   y 2  x2   y  a 

2 2

 x2  2ax  a2  y 2  x2  y 2  2ay  a2  x  y  0

Ans: (a)

6. The equation of the locus of a point P such that PA  PB where A  0, a  ; B  0, a  is

(a) y  0 (b) x  0 (c) x  y  1 (d) None of these

Sol: Let P   x, y  PA  x 2   y  a  and PB  x 2   y  a 

2 2

PA  PB  x2   y  a   x 2   y  a   y 2  a2  2ay  y 2  a2  2ay  4ay  0  y  0

2 2

Ans: (a)

7. If the area of the triangle with vertices  x, 0  , 1,1 and  0, 2  is 4 square units, then a value of x is

(a) –2 (b) –4 (c) –6 (d) 8

x 0
11 1
Sol: Area   4  x  2  2 x  8  x  2  8  6  x  6
20 2
x 0
Ans: (c)

8. A triangle with vertices  4,0  ,  1,1 ,  3,5 is

(a) isosceles and right-angled (b) isosceles but not right-angled

(c) right-angled but not isosceles (d) neither right-angled nor isosceles

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Sol: A   4,0 , B  1,1 , C 3,5

AB  25  1  26, BC  16  16  32, AC  1  25  26
AB  AC

But AB2  AC 2  BC 2
Ans: (b)

9. The co-ordinates of the third vertex of an equilateral triangle whose two vertices are at  3, 4  and
 2, 3 are
1 3 7  5 3  1 3 7  5 3 
(a) 1, 1 or 1,  1 (b)  or
 2 , 2   ,
2 

   2


(c)  3, 3 or   3,  3  (d) None of these

 x  x  3  y1  y2  y1  y2  3  x1  x2    1  3 7  5 3 
Sol: Using shortcut,  1 2 ,    , 

 2 2 
  2 2 

Ans: (b)

10. A  2, 3 and B  2,1 are the vertices of a triangle ABC. If the centroid of this triangle moves on the

line 2 x  3 y  1, then the locus of the vertex C is the line

(a) 3x  2 y  5 (b) 2 x  3 y  7 (c) 2 x  3 y  9 (d) 3x  2 y  3

Sol: Let C be the point  x1 , y1 

 x  2  2 y1  3  1   x1 y1  2 
 Centroid of ABC is  1 ,  i.e.  , 
 3 3  3 3 
This lies on 2 x  3 y  1

2 x1
  y1  2  1  2 x1  3 y1  6  3  2 x1  3 y1  9  0
3
 locus of C be 2 x  3 y  9.

Ans: (c)

11. The line segment joining the points  3, 4  and 1, 2  is divided by y -axis in the ratio

(a) 1: 3 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 :1 (d) 3 : 2

Sol: y  axis divides AB in the ratio  Ax : Bx

   3 :1  3 :1

Ans: (c)

12. A line passes through  2, 2  and is perpendicular to the line 3x  y  3 . Its x intercept is

1 2
(a) (b) (c) 4 (d) 8
3 3

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Sol: Slope of 3x  y  3 is 3 .

1
Slope of perpendicular line is  .
3
1 1
Equation of line through  2, 2  and slope  is y2  x  2  3y  6  x  2
3 3

x y
x  3y  8  0    1  x intercept is 8
8 8 3

Ans: (d)
x y x y
13. The angle between the straight line   1 and   1 is
a b b a
(a) 60 (b) 90 (c) 30 (d) 45
x y b
Sol: Slope of the line   1 i.e., m1  
a b a
x y a
Slope of the line   1 i.e., m2 
b a b
b a
m1m2     1
a b
o
 Angle between them is 90
Ans: (b)
   
14. The angle between the lines x cos  y sin  5 and x cos  y sin  7 is
4 4 8 8
3  
(a) 00 (b) (c) (d)
8 4 8
  
Sol: Required angle between the lines is given by  
4 8 8
Ans: (d)

15. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from  7, 6  on the line 4 x  y  0 is

(a)  1, 4  (b) 1, 4  (c) 1, 4  (d)  1, 2 

Sol: Let the foot be  h, k  then

h7 k 6  4  7  6
 
4 1 42  12
h7
  k  6  2
4
  h, k    1, 4 

Ans: (a)

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16. Equation of the straight line making equal intercepts on the axes and passing through the point  2, 4 

is
(a) 4 x  y  4  0 (b) 2 x  y  8  0 (c) x  y  6  0 (d) x  2 y  10  0

Sol: Clearly the line is x  y  6  0

 for equal intercepts co-efficient of x  co-efficient of y 

Ans: (c)
17. Orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines x  y  1 and xy  0 is

(a)  0, 0  (b)  0,1 (c) 1, 0  (d)  1,1

Sol: Since OAB is right angled with right angle at O .

 0,1
B
x  y 1

O 0, 0  A 1, 0 

 O  0,0  is the orthocenter.

Ans: (a)

18. A straight line through the point A  3, 4  is such that its intercept between the axes is bisected at A . Its

equation is
(a) 3x  4 y  25 (b) x  y  7 (c) 3x  4 y  7  0 (d) 4 x  3 y  24

x y
Sol: Required line is   1  4 x  3 y  24
2  3 2  4 

x y
(Line is   1, if A is  x1 , y1 
2 x1 2 y1

Ans: (d)
19. The bisectors of the angle between the lines x  y  0 and x  y  0 are

(a) x  0, y  0 (b) x  0, y  2 (c) x  1, y  2 (d) None of these

x y x y
Sol: The equations of bisectors of the angle between the lines 
2 2
Taking  sign  y  0 Taking  signs  x  0  required equation are x  0 , y  0

Ans: (a)
20. The distance between the lines 4 x  3 y  11 and 8x  6 y  15 is

7 7 7 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 5 10
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Sol: Given lines are 4 x  3 y  11  0 , 8x  6 y  15  4 x  3 y  0
2
15
11 
2 7
Distance between them is 
42  32 10

Ans: (d)
21. A straight line through origin intersects the lines 3x  4 y  10 and 3x  4 y  40  0 at the points P and Q

respectively. Then origin divides PQ in the ratio

(a) 1: 4 (b) 1: 2 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 5

Sol: OP  The length of the  perpendicular from origin to 3x  4 y  10  0

10
 2
9  16

40
||| OQ  8
9  16
 OP : OQ  2 : 8 i.e., 1: 4

Ans: (a)

22. A straight line through A  3, 4  makes an angle 45 with the positive direction of x  axis and meets the

line 3x  5 y  1  0 at B , then AB equals

15
(a) 15 2 (b) 2 2 (c) 4 2 (d)
2 2

Sol: Parametric point of the line w.r.t  x1 , y1  is

 x, y    x1  r cos , y1  r sin  
 r r 
 3 ,4 
 2 2

 r   r 
3 3    5 4    1
 2  2

15
r
2 2
Ans: (d)

23. The points  3, 2  ,  3, 2  and  0, k  are the vertices of an equilateral triangle for two distinct values of k .

Then their sum is

(a) 4 (b) 4 (c) 6 5 (d) 2 3

Sol: We have 62  02  32   k  2   k  2  3 3
2

Ans: (a)
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24. The point on the line 3x  2 y  9  0 which is closest to the point  2, 1 is

 3
(a) 1, 6  (b)  2,   (c)  1, 3 (d) 1, 2 
 2

h  2 k 1 3  2   2  1  9
Sol:  
3 2 94
h  2 k 1
   1  h  3  2  1 and k  2  1  3
3 2
Ans: (c)

25.  5, 2  and  1,3 are the vertices of a triangles whose orthocentre is at origin. Then the third vertex is
1 6  6 1
(a) 1, 6  (b) 1, 6  (c)  ,  (d)  , 
 17 17   17 17 
y 1
Sol: OA is  to BC    1  y  6 x
x 6 A
 3  y  2   y2
OB is  to AC      1  3   1
 1  x  5   x 5 
O
 y  6x  3  6 x  2  x  5  0, 0 
B C
17 x  5  6  1,3  5, 2 
1 6
 x y
17 17

1 6
A , 
 17 17 
Ans: (c)

26. If the straight line ax  by  c  0 always passes through the point 1, 2  then a, b, c are in

(a) H .P (b) A.P (c) G.P (d) none of these

Sol: 1, 2  lies on ax  by  c  0  a  2b  c  0  a  c  2b

 a, b, c are in A.P

Ans: (b)

27. The equation of the line bisecting perpendicularly the segment joining the points  4,6  and  8,8  is

(a) 6 x  2 y  19  0 (b) x  2 y  7  0 (c) 6 x  y  19  0 (d) y  7

86 2 1
Sol: Midpoint  2, 7  m1   
8  4 12 6
m2  6

y  7  6  x  2   y  7  6 x  12

6 x  y  19  0

Ans: (c)
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28. Which of the following is the line through the point of intersection of the lines 3x  4 y  20  0 and

2x  3 y  5  0 ?

(a) 5x  8 y  0 (b) 8x  5 y  0 (c) 5x  8 y  0 (d) 8x  5 y  0

Sol: Required is the line through origin and the point of intersection of the lines

3x  4 y  20    2 x  3 y  5  0

 0, 0  lies on it  20  5  0    4

Required: 3x  4 y  20  8x 12 y  20  0

i.e., 5x  8 y  0 i.e., 5x  8 y  0

Ans: (c)

29. If the centroid of the triangle formed by  a, b  ,  b, c  and  c, a  is the point of intersection of the lines

 a  b  x   a  b  y  0 and  a  b  x   a  b  y  0 , then
(a) a  b  c  3 (b) a3  b3  c3  abc (c) a3  b3  c3  3abc (d) a  b  c  1

Sol: The two lines meet at the origin and hence the centroid is  0, 0 

 abc a bc 
 ,    0, 0 
 3 3 
 a  b  c  0  a3  b3  c3  3 abc

Ans: (c)

30. The image of 10, 4  with respect to line x  y  0 is

(a)  6,3 (b)  4,10  (c)  8, 6  (d)  5,10 

Sol: The image of any point  a, b  with respect to x  y  0 is  b, a  and hence image of 10, 4  is  4,10 

Ans: (b)
31. The straight line 2 x  5 y    0 meets the x  axis at A and the y  axis at B . If the area of the OAB is

20 sq.units then  
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 8 (d) 400

c2
Sol: Area of the triangle formed by ax  by  c  0 with coordinate axes is
2ab

2
  20  2  202    20
2 25
Ans: (b)

32. The value of  for which the line 4 x  y  7    3x  4 y  17   0 is parallel to y  axis is

4 1 3 1
(a)  (b) (c)  (d) 
3 4 4 4

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Sol: Parallel to y  axis  the coefficient of y  0

1
  1  4  0   
4
Ans: (b)

  
33. If the points p 2 , 0 , 0, q 2 and 1,1 are collinear, then

1 1 1 1 1
(a) p 2  q 2  1 (b) p  q  1 (c)  1 (d)  
2 2 2 2 2 2
p q p q p q

1 p2 0
Sol: 1 0 q2  0
1 1 1

 
 1 q 2  p 2 1  q 2  0  
1 1
 p2 q2  p2  q2   1
2
p q2
Ans: (c)

34. A line through  2,3 is  r to the line 3x  y  8 . Then its x -intercept is

4
(a) 7 (b) (c) 1 (d) 1
3

Sol: The line is 1 x  2   3  y  3  0

for x  intercept y  0  x  2  3  0  3  0

x  7
i.e., x  intercept  7
Ans: (a)
35. C is a circle touching the lines 6 x  3 y  1  0 and 4 x  2 y  1  0 . Then the radius of the circle C is

1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 5 3 5 12 5 8 5
Sol: The given lines are parallel and hence they are tangents at the end points of a diameter
1
2r  The distance between 12 x  6 y  2  0 and 12 x  4 y  3  0 
144  36

1 1
 
180 6 5
1
r
12 5
Ans: (c)

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36. The equation of the lines passing through the point 1, 0  and at a distance from the origin, are
2

(a) 3x  y  3  0, 3x  y  3  0 (b) 3x  y  3  0, 3x  y  3  0

(c) x  3 y  3  0, x  3 y  3  0 (d) none of these

Sol: By observation (a) is the correct option –for the reason both passes through 1, 0  and their distance

3
from  0, 0  is .
2
Or

Any line through 1, 0  is given by

y  m  x  1  mx  y  m  0

3
By data, its distance from  0, 0  is .
2

3 m
 
2 1  m2

 3  3m2  4m2  m   3
 line are

3x  y  3  0 and 3x  y  3  0

Ans: (a)
37. If the co-ordinates of the middle point of the portion of a line intercepted between the co-ordinate axes

is  3, 2  , then the equation of the line will be

(a) 2 x  3 y  12 (b) 3x  2 y  12 (c) 4 x  3 y  6 (c) 5x  2 y  10

Sol: Equation will be of the form

x y
 1
2 x1 2 y1

Here  x1, y1    3, 2  . Thus the equation is

x y
  1  2 x  3 y  12
6 4
Ans: (a)

38. The point  4,1 undergoes the following two successive transformations:

(a) reflection about the line y  x

(b) translation through a distance 2 units along the positive x  axis

Then the final coordinates of the point are

7 7
(a)  4,3 (b)  3, 4  (c) 1, 4  (d)  , 
2 2
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Sol: Reflection of  4,1 along y  x is 1, 4 

Now, 1, 4   1  2, 4   3, 4 

Ans: (b)
39. The ratio in which the line 3x  4 y  2  0 divides the distance between the lines 3x  4 y  5  0 and

3x  4 y  5  0 is

(a) 1: 2 (b) 3 : 7 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 5

Sol: Clearly the lines
3x  4 y  2  0,3x  4 y  5  0,3x  4 y  5  0 are parallel to each other.

52 3
distance between 1st and 2nd  
9  16 5

25 7
distance between 1st and 3rd  
9  16 5

ratio of the distance is 3 : 7

Ans: (b)
40. A vertex of an equilateral triangle with centroid at the origin and one side as x  y  2  0 is

(a)  1, 1 (b)  2, 2  (c)  2, 2  (d)  2, 2 

Sol: O  0,0  is the centroid

Thus the vertex lies on the line through O and perpendicular to BC .

 A lies on x  y  0 i.e., x  y

 Coordinates of A is of the form  h, h 

AO 2 2h 2
Now,    h2
OD 1 2 1

 one of the vertex   2, 2 

Ans: (b)

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